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Word entry · 7 letters

baptize

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"Christen"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈbæptaɪz/Part of speech verbSorted abeiptzStarts with BEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. administer baptism to

Word origin

From Middle English baptisen, baptizen, from Old French baptiser, batisier, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptizāre, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse, plunge, baptize”).

Used in a sentence

  • I vvas baptized in thy Cordiall vvater, againſt Original ſinne, and I haue drunke of thy Cordiall Blood, for my recouerie, from actuall, and habituall ſinne, in the other Sacrament.
  • There's a good tavern nearby where they don't baptize liquor!
  • The general practice in the West Indies was to baptize, add color, and otherwise adulterate rum to make it appear better.

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